Concept cluster: Food > Cooking pans
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a la minute
adj
(cooking, of a sauce) Prepared in the same pan as the item it accompanies when served.
begging bowl
n
A bowl held by a beggar seeking money and food.
bento box
n
a partitioned lunchbox in which a bento is served, traditionally lacquered
bobeche
n
Alternative form of bobèche [A cup or ring at the top of a candlestick, used to catch melted wax running down the side of the candle.]
brake
n
A baker's kneading trough.
brassero
n
A tall dish for burning charcoal.
bread basket
n
Alternative form of breadbasket. [A basket used for storing or carrying bread.]
butter boat
n
A shallow jug used for serving meted butter.
butter dish
n
A specialised dish for serving butter. It typically has a base with a separate fitting lid with its own handle.
caddie
n
A tea caddy.
canakin
n
(archaic) A little can or cup.
cannelon
n
(cooking, obsolete) A fluted mold, or dish prepared in such a mold.
caquelon
n
A Swiss cooking vessel used to serve fondue.
casserole
n
Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.
cheese kettle
n
A large metal container used to make cheese.
chef's pan
n
Synonym of saucier (“bowl-shaped pan”)
chimenea
n
A Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney.
compotier
n
A dish for holding fruit or compotes.
cookie jar
n
A vessel for storing cookies or other food.
cookie sheet
n
(cooking) A wide, flat metal pan suitable for baking in an oven.
cooking spray
n
An aerosol sprayed on to cooking pans to make them non-stick
cookoff
n
Alternative spelling of cook-off [(countable, chiefly US) A cooking contest.]
cuisser
n
(rare) Synonym of cuisse
dag
v
(transitive) To skewer food, for roasting over a fire
dredging box
n
(cooking) A dredger (container with a perforated lid used for scattering sugar or flour).
dripping pan
n
A pan for receiving the fat which drips from meat during roasting.
dutchie
n
(Jamaica) A large cooking pot.
en-papillote
n
(cooking) A method of cooking, where the food is wrapped in a pouch made of culinary parchment paper, and then cooked in an oven.
encasserole
adv
(US, cooking) Cooked as a casserole.
fruit bowl
n
A bowl used to keep fruit.
fruitbowl
n
Alternative form of fruit bowl [A bowl used to keep fruit.]
fryer
n
A container for frying food.
fryolator
n
A kitchen appliance used for deep-frying.
griddle
n
A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.
gridiron
n
An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.
grill
n
Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.
hibachi
n
A portable brazier, powered by charcoal, used for cooking.
hotel pan
n
A deep metal pan used for storing and serving food for significant numbers of people.
jackstraw
n
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
kedgeree pot
n
(India, historical) A round pipkin of the kind commonly used in India for holding water and for cooking purposes.
loaf
n
A solid block of soap, from which standard bars are cut.
maslin pan
n
A preserving pan.
mazer bowl
n
(historical) A bowl or cup made from a knot of a maple tree and often decorated with silver.
milk jug
n
A jug for holding milk.
milk pan
n
A small type of saucepan, with a lip for aiding pouring, used for heating milk.
milk round
n
The route taken by a milkman delivering milk to houses.
milk saucepan
n
A small saucepan, often coated with Teflon etc, having a wide lip; typically used to heat milk for drinks
mocuck
n
(US) A box-like container made from birch-bark, especially one in which sugar is stored.
obento
n
Alternative form of bento [A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.]
old gown
n
(obsolete, slang) smuggled tea
pan
n
A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
panman
n
One who operates a machine that whirls candy in a pan to give it a shiny smooth surface.
pannikin
n
A durable cup or other vessel used for drinking made of metal and coated in enamel.
panshon
n
(UK, dialect) An earthen vessel, wider at the top than at the bottom, used for holding milk etc.
panya
n
(Jamaica) A large earthenware jar.
pavement cafe
n
(UK) synonym of sidewalk cafe
pergal
n
(UK) A box containing a plastic bladder of milk (most commonly with three Imperial gallons of milk), used commercially in a refrigerated machine that dispenses the milk as needed for customers.
picnic basket
n
The food in a basket taken to a picnic.
pie pan
n
(cooking) A pan for holding and shaping the dough and filling of a pie, made of a heat-conducting metal, glass or other ceramic, and (more recently) silicone.
plancha
n
A type of flat-top grill used for cooking, composed of a thick plate of metal above the heating element to provide thermal mass and eliminate hot spots.
porrenger
n
Obsolete form of porringer. [A small cup or bowl, usually with a handle, commonly used for porridge.]
porringer
n
A small cup or bowl, usually with a handle, commonly used for porridge.
pot-au-feu
n
A large cooking pot.
potjie
n
A lidded round-bottomed pot used for cooking in South Africa.
preserving pan
n
A large pan for making preserves such as marmalade.
quaigh
n
Alternative spelling of quaich [(Scotland, historical) A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship. It was originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.]
quegh
n
Alternative form of quaich [(Scotland, historical) A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship. It was originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.]
quenelle
n
(cooking) An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons.
ramakin
n
Alternative form of ramekin [(cooking) A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served.]
rantang
n
(Indonesia) A kind of lunchbox or food container.
recipe dish
n
ready meal
ricer
n
(cooking) A utensil used to extrude soft foods (especially, cooked potato) through holes about the diameter of a grain of rice.
roaster
n
(cooking) A kitchen utensil used for roasting.
roasting pan
n
(cooking, US) A kitchen utensil used for roasting in an oven.
sabotiere
n
(historical) A device for making ice cream (the entire device, including both buckets).
sachet
n
(cooking) A cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.
salamander
v
To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.
saucepan
n
(countable, cooking) A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.
saucier
n
A bowl-shaped pan used for sauces and other cookery.
saute pan
n
A piece of cookware that has straight sides and a large surface area, both of which are ideal for tasks like searing meat or reducing a pan sauce.
sautoire
n
A heavy skillet with straight sides, used for sautéing food.
seasoning
n
A coat of polymerized oil inside a cooking vessel which renders the surface non-stick.
service à la française
n
serving the dishes of a meal all together in one course instead of in several courses
skillet
n
(US, sometimes attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.
slop bowl
n
(idiomatic) One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.
slop-basin
n
(Britain) A bowl for receiving the leavings of tea or coffee cups at table
slop-bowl
n
Part of a traditional tea set, used to empty the cold tea and dregs in tea cups before refilling with hot tea. Usually pottery or silver.
sneaker
n
(India, archaic) A large cup (or small basin) with a saucer and cover.
sous vide
n
Alternative form of sous-vide [(uncountable) A method of cooking in which food is heated in airtight bags for an extended period of time at relatively low, but tightly controlled temperatures, in order to maintain the integrity of ingredients.]
stew
n
(obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
sugar bowl
n
The legal maxim that searches must be limited to areas which could reasonably contain evidence relevant to the purpose for which the search warrant was granted. (The maxim is often quoted as "if you are looking for stolen televisions, you cannot look in sugar bowls")
sugarbowl
n
Alternative form of sugar bowl [A small receptacle for serving sugar on a table or on a tray.]
tagin
n
Alternative spelling of tajine [(cooking) An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical or dome-shaped lid.]
tass
n
Synonym of tasse
tea bowl
n
A bowl used for preparing and drinking tea.
teacart
n
A mobile cart from which tea (the drink) is distributed or sold.
teapoy
n
(originally India) Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.
teaset
n
Alternative form of tea set [A set of crockery for making and serving tea (the drink).]
tiffin
n
(Britain, India) A box or container used to carry a tiffin.
traybake
n
A meal or dessert baked in a tray.
écuelle
n
A two-handled bowl for soup or porridge.
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